Actress and fashion icon Nana Akua Addo has said she will leave the domestic abuse case involving her husband, Harold Norman, to the court, insisting that she has no plans to argue the matter in public.
The mother of two said she would rather allow the legal process to run its course than trade words with her husband in the media.
“Anytime an issue comes up, everyone wants to know who is right and who is at fault. I don’t want to go down that path, so I will leave everything to the court, please.
“I believe the appropriate place for this matter to be addressed is before the court. Social media is not a place to handle this issue, especially when children are involved,” she told Graphic Showbiz on Monday, October 12.
She also denied allegations that she had been abusive, maintaining that the matter should be determined by the court.
Nana Akua appealed to the public to take down videos of her children circulating online, saying they needed to be protected from the attention the case had attracted.
“Since last week, I have been pleading with the public to take down sensitive videos of my children and I want to make that appeal again. Please take them down for my daughters’ sake,” she said.
She said her main concern was her children’s privacy and urged the public to keep them out of the dispute.
According to a police report, Nana Akua Addo has been involved in a legal battle with her husband for several months. The case drew renewed attention after she petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service in August 2026, alleging physical, emotional and economic abuse by her husband.
Videos purportedly showing Nana Akua being abused by her husband subsequently circulated on social media, triggering public outrage.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 7, the Ghana Police Service said Norman had been arrested to assist with investigations and later granted police enquiry bail with two sureties.
Norman’s lawyers have disputed aspects of the public narrative and made counter-allegations concerning an earlier incident in 2021. The claims and counterclaims remain subject to the legal process.
Norman was scheduled to appear in court on October 7, 2026, but the police said he could not attend because he was receiving treatment in hospital. They added that he would be arraigned after his discharge.
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has also held separate meetings with Nana Akua and Norman.
Nana Akua said her focus remained on her children.
“What matters to me now is the privacy of my children, as the minister requested. That is what I will comment on. Everything else is with the court,” she said.
